{"product_id":"days-of-shattered-faith-9781035901524","title":"Days of Shattered Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Alkhalend, Jewel of the Waters, capital of Usmai, greatest of the Successor States, inheritor to the necromantic dominion that was the Moeribandi Empire and tomorrow's frontline in the Palleseen's relentless march to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoret is fresh off the boat, and just in time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cohort-Invigilator of Correct Appreciation, Outreach department, she's here as aide to the Palleseen Resident, Sage-Invigilator Angilly. And Sage-Invigilator Angilly - Gil to her friends - needs a second in the spectacularly illegal, culturally offensive and diplomatically inadvisable duel she must fight at midnight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutreach, that part of the Pal machine that has to work within the imperfection of the rest of the world, has a lot of room for the illegal, the unconventional, the unorthodox. But just how much unorthodoxy can Gil and Loret get away with? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a succession crisis looms, as a long-forgotten feat of necromantic engineering nears fruition, as pirate kings, lizard armies and demons gather, as old gods wane and new gods wax, sooner or later Gil and Loret will have to settle their ledger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as well they are both very, very good with a blade... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso in the TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS series: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCITY OF LAST CHANCES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHOUSE OF OPEN WOUNDS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLIVES OF BITTER RAIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAYS OF SHATTERED FAITH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePRETENDERS TO THE THONE OF GOD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and has trained in stage-fighting. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eShards of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus -- An Adastra Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187337527570,"sku":"9781035901524","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f31723f-3fda-4f31-8825-dffb390cd5c3.jpg?v=1762935139","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/days-of-shattered-faith-9781035901524","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}